Read this diary extract about the Blitz, then answer the questions.
1)Why were people sleeping in the Underground stations?
2) Why did home life seem like “another world away”?
3) Why would the Germans bomb industrial targets?
4) What impact did the Germans hope they would have by bombing civilians?
5) “The word being used here to describe the bombing is ‘Blitz’ which means lightning. I can understand why now!” Why does the writer understand this now?
6) What do the pictures show? people were strong in the face of the attacks?
CHALLENGE: Write down a diary entry for 1st October 1940, looking at the aftermath of the previous night’s attack.